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Warm up - free style dribble

Organization:

Players dribbling in and around a 20X20 on coach's call of switch, players must leave their ball and find an open ball. Last player to complete action does toe taps/boxes

Instructions:

Techniques for dribble and awareness of time and space.

Coaching Points:

-try to touch the ball with every step of the dribble

-be the first to recognize and move towards open soccer ball

Progressions:

P1 - players have to dribble on coach's call of switch, players must leave their ball and find an open ball. Last player to complete action loses soccer ball. last 2 players to have soccer balls wins

P2 - players have to dribble around in area. one group has soccer balls other group doesn't on coach's call group with the ball passes to group without. Toe taps for players that make inaccurate passes or poor receives.

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Warm up - Pass thru cones (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 40 x 40 yard area setup as shown

2. 12 players (6 A ttackers,6 Targets)

3. 6 Balls

4. 12 + cones (These are placed randomly around the area to make minigates to pass the ballthrough)

Instructions:

1. Players are paired together one attacker one target player

2. Players create a distance 8-10 yards between themselves and the gate

3. Players must then make a FIRM pass forcing their partener to trap ball with first touch

4. If pass was not received well attacker gets 1pt. But if ball is traped then activity is repeated with whoever has the ball

5. Partners play first to 5 points.

Coaching Points:

1. Head up, observe your target

2. Weight and accuracy of pass

3. Follow through after contact with ball, shoe sign facing target

Progressions:

1. Players have to get through two gates for one point

2. Limit to two touch so that the players have to continue to pass moving to the gates

3.Switch Partner after pass through a gate

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Passing & Receiving (10 mins)

Organization:

Set up as shown

Demensions 30X30yd area

Attackers in Red/White

Feeders in Blue/Yellow

Instructions:

Attackers pass to feeders and receiving a return pass

Attacker then moves to new feeder and repeat action

Attackers are allowed 1minute to get as many passes

Defenders and Attackers switch roles after each min.

Coaching Points:

Head up to observe/make eye contact with target

accurate passes to feeders

communication - attackers call the name of their next target before passing

- defenders communicate im open when in space

Progressions:

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Main Theme 2

Organization:

Split field into halves or quaters. 20X20 yards

8 - 12 players on each field

2 players go at the same time for 1V1 & 2v2 games

Instructions:

Defending team passes the ball to the attacking team. two attackers and two defenders go out for a 2v2 game for 30 seconds or a goal

If defenders wins the ball they are allowed to score

Coaching Points:

- AGGRESSIVE MENTALITY Defending & Attacking

- pass when teammate is open, dribble when teammate is not

- accuracy of passes

- attacker should use proper technique to receive ball before starting dribble

Progressions:

- Players must make 2,3 passes before scoring

- Players can only make forward passes

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Condition Game

Organization:

- 8 players playing 4V4 set up as shown

- 20X20 yard playing area

Coach becomes referee

Instructions:

Players are encourage to pass when the see an open player

Coaching Points:

- Players should communicate I'm open to teammates when they are in good positions